Sign holder



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Aug. 12 1924.

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TATES onnnrfns ia. Losa, or rnnnronr, New YORK, AssIefNon To BEACON Mrs.& sALns oo., me., or ramona, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or NEWYORK.

SIGN' Homann.

Application tiled October 3, 1923. Serial No. 666,382.

To all whom t may concer/n:

Be it known that l, CHARLES H. LUSH, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Freeport, in the county of Nassau and State of New York,have invented a new and lmproved Sign l-lolder, of which the follow ingis a full, clear, Vand exact description.

This invention relates to sign holders and has for an object to providean improved construction which willproduce a pleasing appearance and atthe saine time present a maximum strength.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sign holder wherein thesi plates may be quickly and easily remove and replaced.

A still further object, more s ecifically, is to provide a sign holderin which a pair of telescoping frames are used and mounted in such amanner as to be readily disconnected when the sign is to be packed forshipment.. l

ln the accompanying drawing- 1'idigure l is a perspective view of asign, disclosing an embodiment ol the invention.,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through Figure l, approximately online Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional-view on an enlarged scalethrough Figure 1 on line 3-3.

Figure l "is an enlarged fragmentary secn tional view through Figure l,approximately on line dtd-Ll.

.Figure 5 is a sectional view similar to' Fign ure 3 but showing aslightly modified construction.

Referring to the vaccornpanying drawing vided with a'ertures forreceivin suitable bolts 8 where y the outer frame 9 is secured rigidlyto the base plates 5 and n. 'lhese hase are riveted or otherwise rigidlysecured to the base sections 4 of the respective standards l and 2.

Any desired number or' bolts l0 are also fitted into the verticalportions of the plates 5 and 6, said bolts extending through one flangeof the frame 9 whereby the frame' is held at its bottom and sides nearthe bottom. By using bolts, the frame 9 may be disconnected at anytime.' lf preferred, rivets might be used or some other fastening means.

The frame 9 is L-shape in cross section at any point as clearlyindicated in Figure 3. Co-acting with the frame 9 is an inner clamping:trame 11 which is preferably rectangular in cross section as indicatedin Figure 3 but slightly smaller than the trame 9-`Whereby it may benested in frame 9 and. ola-mp one or more plates 12in place. As shown inthe drawing, there are two plates l2 designed to receive suitableinformation but if preferred, one plate could be used or more than two,without departing from the vspirit ot the invention. lt will be notedthat t e frame 1l fits snugly against the base Harige 16 and presses theplates l2 against the base llange 16 and whereby a neat and strongstructure is produced. The traine 9 is provided with suitable aperturesat the top whereby bolts, pins or other fastening means 17 may bepositioned therein for locking the frames together at their tops whilethe lugs Y pressed up from the trame 9 hold the frames together at thebottom. lt will thus be seen that by the construction set forth it isonly necessary to remove the bolt l? in order to remove the :trame llfrom traine 9. lt will be understood that the frame ll is sullicientlyloose fitting in the frame 9 to permit trame 1l to be easily movedinwardly and outwardly while at the saine time presenting a fairly snught.

ln Figure 5 will be seen a modified form of the' invention in which theconstruction is identical with the other forms ol the invention exceptthat the traine 1l is formed from angle iron instead of a fiat piece asshown in the preferred torni. When the anble iron is used, 'the outwardextending llange l5 is provided with apertures tor receiving therespective bolts s presents a very strong and neat appearance.

l. A sign holder, comprising a. pair oi: standards having horizontalbase fictitious,

. base plate rigidly secured to each base portion, each of said plateshaving a horizontal section and a vertical section, an outer frameelement of substantially an L-shape in cross section formed with pressedup lugs at the bottommeans for removably securing said frame to saidbaseplates, said securing means connecting the frame to the base plateson their horizontal portions and vertical portions, an inner frameelement disposed Within the outer element, and removable fasteningelements at the top of the frame co-acting With said lugs for lockingsaid inner frame element to the other frame element.

` A sign holder, comprising an outer frame member ot' substantially anL-shape in cross section, an inner frame substantially rectangular incross section fitting latwiset against the base fiange and said outerframe,I

said outer frame having stops projecting upwardly from its lowerhorizontal section. rc

movable bolts extending from its upper horizontal section co-acting withsaid stops for locking said inner frame in place, and a pair f ofsupporting members including a air ot' substantially A-shaped legsremovab y connected with said outer frame member.

3. A sign holder, comprising any outer frame element adapted to receivea si n plate, an inner frame element fitting into t, ie outer frameelement and clamping said plate in said outer frame element, means forholding said inner frame element in operative position, an angle platehaving a. horizontal and a vertical section removably secured to each ofthe lower corners of said outer frame element, the vertical sectionbeing secured to the sides ol said frame While the horizontal sect-ionis secured to the base of said frame, and a substantially A-shaped suporting standard secured to each of said ang e plates.

CHARLES H. LUSH.

